November Food Celebrations

Y'all I LOVE celebrations! I love birthdays, holidays, Tuesdays, and Fridays! I love celebrating achievements: graduations, babies, marriage, or just being an amazing human being. Give me a reason, and I'll celebrate with you! Grapes are in season, so I'm celebrating.  

In this series, I'm provide an overview of the food celebrations and holidays in the month, so you can celebrate. For me, it's helpful for menu planning or throwing themed dinners. These food holidays are a great way to have a themed meal and invite people over to your home. 

Inviting people into your home is a great way to build community. There's something about breaking bread, cooking, sharing recipes, and food that sparks conversation. I love talking and celebrating around a table. So, here are some food celebrations in November.

November has several celebrations throughout the month. November is:

• National Georgia Pecan Month
• National Peanut Butter Lover's Month
• National Pepper Month
• National Stuffing Month 
• National Raisin Bread Month
• National Fig Week is November 1-7

There are also many celebrations on days throughout November. 

 Bacon Egg and Cheese Deviled Eggs

• November 2 is National Deviled Egg Day

Tex Mex Deviled Eggs

• November 3 is National Sandwich Day

One of my favorite quick lunches is soup and a salad; here's how to make my favorite cobb salad. Here's another fun sandwich idea. If you like jalapeno poppers, you'll love my mini jalapeno chicken sliders.

• November 4 is National Candy Day

• November 5 is National Doughnut Day

• November 8 is National Cappuccino Day

• November 10 is National Vanilla Cupcake Day

• November 11 is National Sundae Day

• November 12 is National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day

• November 14 is National Guacamole Day

• November 15 is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator & National Raisin Bran Cereal Day

• November 17 is National Baklava Day & Homemade Bread Day

• November 18 is National Apple Cider Day & National Vichyssoise Day

• November 21 is National Cranberry Day & National Gingerbread Cookie Day

• November 22 is National Cranberry Relish Day

• November 23 is National Espresso Day

• November 25 is National Parfait Day & National "Eat with a Friend" Day

• November 26 is National Cake Day

• November 28 is National French Toast Day

• November 30 is National Mousse Day

I thought this list would be inspiring for your meal plan for October. I hope it is inspiring. So, let's celebrate. If you participate in these monthly celebrations, tag me, @RDtipoftheday, and use the hashtag #RDTODcelebrate for a chance to be featured. 

For more recipes, encouragement, and tips for healthy eating, follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter. 

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Let's Celebrate September

Y'all I LOVE celebrations! I love birthdays, holidays, Tuesdays, and Fridays! I love celebrating achievements: graduations, babies, marriage, or just being an amazing human being. Give me a reason, and I'll celebrate with you! So, this is a new feature that I thought would be fun! 

In this series, I'm going to provide an overview of the food celebrations and holidays in the month, so you can celebrate. For me, it's helpful for menu planning or throwing themed dinners. These food holidays are a great way to have a themed meal and invite people over to your home. 

Eating together, celebrating, and inviting people into your home are a great ways to build community. There's something about breaking bread, cooking, sharing recipes, and food that sparks conversation. I love talking and celebrating around a table. So, here are some food celebrations in September.

September has several celebrations throughout the month. September is:

• National Chicken Month
• National Honey Month
• National Mushroom Month
• National Papaya Month
• National Potato Month
• National Rice Month

There are also many celebrations on days throughout September. 

• September 1 is National Gyro Day
• Our city has a Greek Food Festival this month that my friends and I are going to got to. See if your city has a Greek Food Fest and enjoy some gyro and baklava. Yum!

• September 2 is National "Grits for Breakfast" Day

• September 4 is National Macadamia Nut Day

• September 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day

• September 6 is National Coffee Ice Cream Day

• September 9 is National "I Love Food" Day

• September 10 is National Hot Dog Day

• September 12 is National Chocolate Milkshake Day

• September 13 is National Peanut Day
• I used peanuts to make the "gold" in my rainbow and pot of gold hummus plate.

• September 17 is National Apple Dumpling Day

• September 18 is National Cheeseburger Day
• I made this turkey burger for the NKF. You can get the recipe on their Food Coach website.

• September 23 is National White Chocolate Day

• September 25 is National Food Service Workers Day

• September 26 is National Key Lime Pie Day
• I made these yummy, key lime squares for the NKF. If you want the recipes for free, sign up for there Food Coach. Enjoy!

• September 29 is National Coffee Day

I thought this list would be inspiring for your meal plan for September. I hope it is inspiring. So, let's celebrate. If you participate in these monthly celebrations, tag me, @RDtipoftheday, and use the hashtag #RDTODcelebrate for a chance to be featured. 

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Let's Celebrate August

Y'all I LOVE celebrations! I love birthdays, holidays, Tuesdays, and Fridays! I love celebrating achievements. Give me a reason, and I'll celebrate with you! So, this is a new feature that I thought would be fun! 

In this series, I'm going to provide an overview of the food celebrations and holidays in the month, so you can celebrate. For me, it's helpful for menu planning or throwing themed dinners. These food holidays are a great way to have a themed meal and invite people over to your home. 

I feel like inviting people into your home is a great way to build community. There's something about breaking bread, cooking, sharing recipes, and food that sparks conversation. I love talking and celebrating around a table. So, here are some food celebrations in August.

August has several celebrations throughout the month. August is:

• National Catfish Month
• National Peach Month
• National Panini Month
• National Sandwich Month

There are also many celebrations on days throughout August. 

• August 2 is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
• August 3 is National Watermelon Day
• August 4 is National Chocolate Chip Day
• August 5 is National Mustard Day & National Waffle Day
• August 10 is National S'mores Day
• August 11 is National Panini Day
• August 12 is National Julienne Fries Day

• August 13 is National Fillet Mignon Day

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• August 15 is National Lemon Meringue Pie Day & Happy Birthday to Julia Child!
• August 19 is National Hot and Spicy Food Day
• August 20 is National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

• August 22 is National Peach Day
• Start your day off with peaches and homemade granola.
• End your day with an easy peach bread pudding.

• August 24 is National Peach Pie Day

• August 25 is National Banana Split Day

• August 27 is National Burger Day
• August 30 is National Toasted Marshmallow Day
• August 31 is National Trail Mix Day

I thought this list would be inspiring for your meal plan for August  I hope it is inspiring. So, let's celebrate. If you participate in these monthly celebrations, tag me, @RDtipoftheday, and use the hashtag #RDTODcelebrate for a chance to be featured. 

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